encompassment
Meaning
- The act of surrounding, or the state of being surrounded.
- Complete inclusion, with no outliers.
- A hierarchical structure such that when two elements of a whole are recognized as opposites, one of them is considered hierarchically superior, while the other is subordinated to the whole.
Translations
Etymology
From encompass + -ment.
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